20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously
20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously
Some of the fixes put in place in 1999 are still used today to keep the world’s computer systems running smoothly
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The hysterics were always overblown, but it would definitely have been much worse had there not been so much work done.
13 0 ReplyIt wasn't overblown- lots of transportation and infrastructure systems needed to be updated
If it wasn't done in advance that would have been chaos for weeks
21 0 ReplyI mean the "society will collapse, I'm going to stock my bunker" people were overblowing it
4 0 ReplyDoesn't matter, has bunker
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It’s not easy to contradict yourself in a single sentence, but you nearly managed it :)
16 0 ReplyNot sure overblown is the right word.
Like did you see how people reacted having to wear a mask for Covid. Imagine they couldn’t use their banks or pay for things people are wild and don’t would be rioting.
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